## 1919
8413
NOTE TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC
September 1919

It is necessary to urgently work out the question of how to strengthen the division withdrawn from the Eastern Front.

Is it not possible to add to it 20-30% new recruits? Mobilized workers? Perhaps it is possible to have 5% Communists, 15% workers, 10% peasants? Then it will increase by 30%. Perhaps this is permissible from a scientific standpoint? (without weakening the entire division in terms of hardening).

It is necessary to urgently consider and decide this.

Then it is necessary to strengthen now the shipment of rifles to the Eastern Front.

Should we not give the Eastern Front the assignment: to consider and carry out a regrouping of troops in such a way as to strengthen all divisions by 15-30 percent and thereby bring the entire army back to its former strength.

Lenin

14969
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
OCTOBER 1, 1919

The Council of Workers' and Peasants' Defense, at its session of October 1 of this year, has resolved:

1. To award the glorious 45th and 58th divisions with honorary banners of the revolution for their heroic transition to joining with units of the XII Army.

2. To pay to the entire group for this transition, both to the command staff and to all Red Army soldiers, a monetary award equal to one month's salary allowance.

Chairman of the Council
of Workers' and Peasants' Defense

V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

Printed from the original signed by V. I. Lenin.

LENIN COLLECTION

4470
NOTE VIA DIRECT LINE
TO A MEMBER OF THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN FRONT
October 4, 1919

Shorin is cheating, hoarding Budenny just for himself* and in general showing no energy whatsoever in aiding the troops of the Southern Front. You will be entirely responsible for eliminating this outrage, equivalent to betrayal. Telegraph in detail what specific measures of serious aid and serious control over its implementation and with what success you are applying.

Lenin

42390
REPLY TO QUESTIONS
FROM THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER "DAILY NEWS"**
October 5, 1919

I beg to apologize for my bad English. I am glad to answer Your few questions:

1. Our peace policy is the former that is we have accepted the peace proposition of Mr. Bullitt. We have never changed our peace conditions (question 2), which are formulated with Mr. Bullitt.

* Shorin (commander of the South-Eastern Front) was obstructing the execution of an order to transfer S. M. Budenny's cavalry corps to the Southern Front for the struggle against Mamontov.

** The American newspaper "Daily News" ("News of the Day") addressed V. I. Lenin with a request to answer the following five questions: 1. What is the current policy of the Soviet government? 2. What in general outline are the conditions of peace put forward by Soviet Russia? 3. Is the Soviet government prepared to guarantee absolute non-interference in the internal affairs of foreign states? 4. Is the Soviet government prepared to prove that it represents the majority of the Russian people? 5. What is the position of the Soviet government regarding economic agreement with America? V. I. Lenin's answers were published in "Daily News".